The Anti-Corruption Office (OA) gave rise to the proposals against the former number two of the Ministry of Security Vicente Ventura Barreiro and filed a complaint with the courts. “It was established that there are sufficient elements to support the possible commission of crimes,” the OA reported to MDZ.
The complaint was presented by the Minister of Security herself. Patricia Bullrich after firing Ventura Berreiro, one of Cristian Ritondo’s close associates. The accusation is about a tender for the provision of food for inmates in federal prisons, as reported MDZ.
Sources from the portfolio he leads Bullrich They clarified that the Undersecretary of Penitentiary Affairs, headed by Julián Curi, was in charge of starting this process. They had the objective of expanding the number of bidders and, therefore, the cost and quality. According to reports, only about 15 companies were presenting and they will increase it to about 300.
Shortly before announcing the dismissal of this official, the minister received information about the events from the director of the Federal Penitentiary ServiceFernando Martínez. Based on this, the minister made the presentation in the OA, which was presented today in Courts.
The complaint filed by the agency in charge of Alejandro Melik It fell to federal court number 3 in charge of Daniel Rafecas. The investigation will be promoted by prosecutor Carlos Rívolo. Ventura Barreiro is accused of negotiations incompatible with public office, abuse of authority and violation of the duties of public office.
The OA informed this media that “the pertinent complaint has been filed with the federal justice system, so that in that area they can determine who is responsible for the events in question” and they clarified that they will not provide more information to “not frustrate or hinder judicial action, no further details of the case will be provided.
According to Fernando Martínez in the complaint, on June 12, Ventura Barreiro “summoned him to his office and asked him about the tenders for meals for the inmates.” He says that he told him that “when the minister left, he was going to be the next Minister of Security” and that he was not “a policeman’s policeman.” “He also asked him about the readjustment of prices of purchases already made, which are handled by the ‘legitimate payment’ system,” the text continues.
There, a first name appears that must be investigated by the Anti-Corruption Office. “(Ventura Barreiro) added that behind the companies that hope to participate was ‘Coti’ Nosiglia and his people and that the companies are managed by always putting money into making things work and that this is a common practice,” Martínez conveyed. Listening to Bullrich was Curi, who had learned of the complaint a day before, and two of the minister’s closest people: Daniel Barberis (general director of Priority Affairs) and Carlos Manfroni (head of the Advisory Cabinet Unit).
